Negro Run is a stream in
Wood County, West Virginia
Wood County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,296, making it West Virginia's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Parkersburg. The county was formed in 1798 from the western ...
, in the
United States
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History
According to one account, Negro Run was so named when a black woman gave birth while camped along its banks.
See also
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List of rivers of West Virginia
References
Rivers of Wood County, West Virginia
Rivers of West Virginia
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